countervail

verb3

1. •
   To counter, counteract, counterbalance, neutralize, or negate.

   • It cannot counteruaile the exchange of joy / That one short minute giues me in her sight: — 1591
2. •
   To compensate for.

   • I am one of those who thinke their fruit can no way countervaile this losse. — 1603
3. •
   (no longer used) To have the same value or number as.